CLADDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cladding mean? 

• CLADDING (noun)
  The noun CLADDING has 1 sense:

1. a protective covering that protects the outside of a building

  Familiarity information: CLADDING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLADDING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protective covering that protects the outside of a building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cladding; facing

Hypernyms ("cladding" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cladding"):

revetement; revetment; stone facing (a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment)